Photo By Brianna Hamblin via our media partners at CBS19 News in Charlottesville : Police block the area entering a rock quarry in Schuyler, Virginia on Tuesday evening – June 4, 2019. Rescue crews located a body of Thursday morning of the drown Hanover man. Schuyler Albemarle County, Virginia As BRL has confirmed earlier […]
As we have been reporting as have other media outlets including Richmond, the investigation continues into the presumed drowning of a Hanover teenager. This afternoon, BRL along with other area media outlets received the following release from Albemarle County Police: BRL has personally spoken to numerous rescue personnel that were on the […]
Click play above to listen now. Schuyler, Virginia & Memphis, Tennessee In what’s become an annual tradition here at BRL, enjoy this special radio interview from the December 2011 Christmas season as Nelson native Earl Hamner, Jr. talks with BRL Publisher Tommy Stafford and Memphis KWAM 990 Radio host, Earle Farrell. Press the orange play […]
Nelson County, Virginia For several years during the infancy of Blue Ridge Life Magazine (back then Nelson County Life) Earl Hamner wrote poems and stories for us that we luckily got to include in the pages of the magazine. We remained dear friends with Earl until his death back in March of 2016. One of […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia “Monday afternoon, Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Daniel Rutherford announced that on August 24, 2018, a jury in Nelson County convicted Jeffery Michael Adams, age 48, from Schuyler, of strangulation, violating a protective order by causing bodily injury and domestic assault and battery. The jury recommended a total of 7 years incarceration […]
Near Schuyler Nelson County, VA Via Virginia State Police regarding accident on 5.1.18: At 6:54 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a crash in the 300 block of Salem Road in Nelson County. One individual was flown from the scene to UVA Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
Schuyler Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford In a move to keep the memory and legacy of Earl Hamner alive, the official groundbreaking of Earl’s Meadow took place this past Sunday in Schuyler. That’s the birthplace of Earl Hamner, Jr., the creator of the highly popular 70’s CBS television series, The Waltons. The show was […]
Schuyler Nelson County, Virginia Released info via Lovingston Volunteer Fire Dept: At approximately 5:57pm Co. 1 was dispatched along with Faber VFD and Nelson County EMS for a reported chimney fire. Personnel arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the roof of the home and upgraded the call to a working structure fire. Additional […]
Schuyler Nelson County, Virginia We told you about Richard Thomas’ most recent visit to Nelson County back in October of 2017. Thomas spent that entire weekend in Schuyler meeting fans and doing various ribbon cuttings. Above, view the promotional video Richard Thomas shot while in Schuyler, Virginia during the month of October 2017. Many additional […]
Schuyler Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford The fans have gone and Richard Thomas is headed home after a fun and memory filled weekend in Schuyler, Virginia. It marked the 25th anniversary of the Waltons Mountain Museum and several different events gave fans a chance to have pictures made with Thomas and get his autograph. […]
